EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT SELECTIVE MEIN POR RECOVERY OF CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Food and Dairy technology Dept.

2 Parasitology and Animal diseases Dep. National Research Centar , Dokki Giza

Abstract

Evaluation of different selective broths and media for recovery of Campylobacter jejuni were studied The enrichment of Campylobacter jejuni on preston brucella and thioglycollate broths revealed that the highest rate of isolation were obtained on brucella and or thioglycollate broths with or without antibiotic supplement, while the selective media which gave the highest recovery rate were on brucella agar base and campylobacter agar base, enriched with 5% sheep red cells.
The optimum temperature for re isolation of C. jejuni either from enrichment or selective solid media was 42°C.

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